Interesting take on the zombie genre

Rating: 7/10 (16 November 2014)

The re-invigoration of zombie horror in pop culture within the last decade can probably be attributed, in large part, to this movie. "28 Days Later" is not just blood and gore (although they do a good job of it), but it is a reflection on human society as a whole.
The beginning is a bit slow-paced and slightly difficult to comprehend, but by the middle-end of the film, there is tons of fast-paced action. For those that like to ponder and analyze films, there are some interesting quotes in this movie:
1) Major Henry West: "This is what I've seen in the four weeks since infection. People killing people. Which is much what I saw in the four weeks before infection, and the four weeks before that, and before that, and as far back as I care to remember. People killing people. Which to my mind, puts us in a state of normality right now."
2) Selena: " All the death. All the sh**. It doesn't really mean anything to Frank and Hannah because... Well, she's got a Dad and he's got his daughter. So, I was wrong when I said that staying alive is as good as it gets."
If you look past the seemingly pointless killing and blood-lust in this movie, there is a really deep side to this movie that tells us a lot about the good and bad sides of humanity. Just taking a closer look at Cillian Murphy's character, Jim, can exemplify this point. By the end of the film, we see his fight for survival and the protection of those close to him by giving into his own inherent violence. Similarly, Salena, whose only concern is for her own survival develops attachments to those around her and slowly starts to stop putting herself first.
Excellent film - I would give it a higher rating than 7, but the slow beginning did throw me off a little bit. And, maybe because I'm watching in 2014, it's really not as scary as it's made out to be - but it does make you think.